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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 company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
Aydelot's
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
ball
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
birthday
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
company
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
cool
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
dance
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
declared
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
dozen
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
Education
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
ended
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
filling
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
gave
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
GENERATION
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From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
happily
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
instruct
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From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
instruction
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From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
Jo
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
Junior
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
large
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
later
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
led
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
listen
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From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
matron
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
minds
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
more
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
Otis
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
perfectly
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From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
queen
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
remembered
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
romance
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
settlers
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
Stewart
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
Thaine
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
Todd
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
together
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
veranda
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From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
want
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From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
willing
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From this reading It is perfectly willing to instruct if anyone will listen to it.
years
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
Yeere
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From this reading --_The Education of Otis Yeere._ The second generation gave little thought to what was filling the minds of the first settlers tonight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jo, you are the queen of the ball tonight," Todd Stewart, Junior, declared, as he led her to the cool veranda after their fourth dance together.
young
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From this reading The company was a large one and a dozen years later more than one young matron remembered Thaine Aydelot's birthday party as the beginning of a romance that ended happily for her.
younger
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From this reading THE SECOND GENERATION The younger generation does not want instruction.
