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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 You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
all
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From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
army
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
blown
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
called
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Cleveland
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cook-stove
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
cooked
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cross
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cute
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days
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Department
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developed
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didn't
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discovered
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
drop
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
enjoyin
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
fam'ly
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fillin
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
fly
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
flying
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
get
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gettin
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gone
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Gray
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
havin
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
I'd
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I'm
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
information
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
just
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
kitchen
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
lunch
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machine
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Marion
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Master
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
motor
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much
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From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
new
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off
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
Ordnance
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
owl
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problem
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
Quartermaster's
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
report
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reunion
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Richard
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road
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roller
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say
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see
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
she's
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shunted
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From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
SomeonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
soppin
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spendin
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stews
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
system
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ten
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
tragedy
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tricks
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up
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Vee
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wagon
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
Washington
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
wires
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
young
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