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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 She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
all
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
assistance
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
Babcock
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
bought
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
Bully
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From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
calmly
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From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
came
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
carts
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
characteristic
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From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
coming
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
congratulations
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
Crane
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From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
down
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
expressed
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From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
friends
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From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
genuine
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From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
home
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
horses
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
less
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From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
manufacturer
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
money
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
month
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
needed
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
new
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
Newark
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
offer
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
ones
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
ordered
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
sale
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
satisfaction
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From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
sent
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
strong
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
telegram
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From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
tender
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her friends took her good fortune less calmly.
tools
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
trolley
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
two
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From this reading She bought two horses--great strong ones,--at the trolley sale, and ordered two new carts from a manufacturer in Newark, to be sent to her on the first of the coming month.
variety
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From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
way
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From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
ways
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From this reading Their genuine satisfaction expressed itself in a variety of ways.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Babcock came all the way down to her home to offer her his congratulations, and to tender her what assistance she needed in tools or money.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Crane sent her this characteristic telegram:-- “Bully for you!”
