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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 The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
allotting
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
applicants
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
ARCHER
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From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
arranging
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
athletic
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From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
authorities
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
autumn
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From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
away
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
bought
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
cash
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
cent
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
clamored
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From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
complaints
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confusion
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
dazzling
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dealers
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devotees
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From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
down
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
entreaties
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evading
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
Football
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From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
fountain
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From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
furniture
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
goods
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
harvest
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
hay
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From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
hundred
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
impecunious
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
industry
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From this reading Football, the great industry of autumn, clamored for devotees.
laying
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
making
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middle
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From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
months
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
mortally
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
out
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
parents
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
past
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pens
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From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
reaped
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
RECEIVES
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From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
registering
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
rooms
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
rules
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schedules
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
school
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
second-hand
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
September
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From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
smothering
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
sold
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
student
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sunshine
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supplies
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From this reading The student dealers in fountain pens and athletic supplies were making hay in dazzling sunshine.
survived
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
tearful
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
three
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From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
turning
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
unpromising
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARCHER RECEIVES The middle of September was past.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The second-hand furniture dealers were sold out, having reaped a cash harvest of a hundred per cent on goods bought of the mortally impecunious three months before.
worst
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From this reading The school authorities had survived the worst of the confusion of registering, allotting rooms, smothering complaints, turning away unpromising applicants, evading the tearful entreaties of parents, arranging schedules, laying down rules.
