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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 Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
Adair
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
Anita
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
ask
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
away
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
batten
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
beautiful
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
city
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
daughter
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
day
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
de
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
down
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
exceedingly
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
falls
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
fame
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
fatal
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
father
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
film
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
forgiveness
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
glory
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
heard
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
home
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
husks
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
journeyed
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
Kedzie
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
known
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
legend
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
nation
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
nearly
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
neck
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
New
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
nom
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
now
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
out
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
parable
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
parents
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
prodigal
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
prospered
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
retain
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
returning
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
run
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From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
son
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
spanked
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their son was a daughter, but she had run away from them to batten on the husks of city life, and had prospered exceedingly.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
Thropps
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
throw
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From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
topsy-turvied
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
Turn
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
upside
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From this reading Turn a parable upside down, and nearly everything falls out of it.
value
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From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even the beautiful legend of the prodigal son returning home to his parents could not retain its value when it was topsy-turvied by the Thropps.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was her parents who heard of her fame and had journeyed to the city to ask her forgiveness and throw themselves on her neck.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
York
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From this reading Kedzie was now wonderful before the nation under the nom de film of Anita Adair; but if her father had not spanked her that fatal day in New York she might never have known glory.
